EA SPORTS NHL 13 Cover Vote Reaches Quarterfinals

May 11, 2012 – EA SPORTS™ and NHL.com announced today the eight NHL players who have advanced to the quarterfinals of the EA SPORTS NHL®13 Cover Vote,sponsored by BlackBerry®. Beginning today on NHL.com, fans can vote for their favorite player to advance to the semifinals. The winner of the cover vote campaign will be unveiled as the EA SPORTS NHL 13 Cover Athlete at the 2012 NHL Awards™ on June 20 at the Wynn Las Vegas.

NHL®13 Cover VoteQuarterfinals Breakdown

Bracket A

Bracket B

Claude Giroux vs. Anze Kopitar

Pavel Datsyuk vs. John Tavares

Scott Hartnell vs. Evgeni Malkin

Henrik Lundqvist vs. Pekka Rinne

NHL 13 Cover Athlete Voting Schedule:

May 11 – May 17: Quarterfinals – Bracket A matchups open for voting

May 18 – May 23: Quarterfinals – Bracket B matchups open for voting

May 24 – May 28: Semifinals

May 29 – June 4: Finals

Sponsored by BlackBerry® and hosted on NHL.com, the campaign gives fans the opportunity to select the face of the EA SPORTS NHL® franchise. Fans worldwide are able to vote an unlimited number of times and are encouraged to vote as often as possible at http://www.nhl.com/covervote to ensure their favorite player advances through the rounds. Fans can also get involved and tweet their support by using #NHL13Cover on Twitter.

With nearly 17 million votes cast thus far, the first ever cover vote campaign for the EA SPORTSNHL franchise has been embraced by NHL fans, teams and players who have utilized social media platforms to campaign. Recent outstanding examples of team and player engagement include: